Guest post by Ros (AKA Mr Nice guy) Getting your Nike+ Sports Watch is a little like getting a new iPhone. The Box looks nice, the watch is starring you in the face the moment you open it and it looks damn good on the wrist. OK I might be a sucker for a nice [...]
I've been in Sydney for three days now and my trainers are still firmly lodged in the bottom of my rucksack. That's despite the best efforts of the place I'm staying in displaying several 4k routes round Sydney Harbour ideal for running on their wall. Today, however, I followed in the footsteps of a running [...]
How do you deal with winter as a runner? Well there's a few options. You could man-up and pretend it isn't happening. You must have seen those crazy dudes (and they usually are dudes) that run in shorts and a vest all year round. They're mostly found at races called things like 'New Year's Icebreaker'. [...]
When I was little I had an atlas of the world. I'd spend hours looking at it, memorising capital cities, tracing countries. It was a child's atlas and alongside all the different continents and countries it has facts and information about them. One of the pictures I was fascinated by was of Uluru in Australia. [...]
I've said goodbye to Hyde Park, I've said goodbye to the hashers and I've said a lot of tearful goodbyes to my friends and family. On Friday 4 November I'm off to Australia and South East Asia for four months on the next big adventure. It's a bit scary stuff but very exciting.The first thing [...]
A great honour has been bestowed on my this week. On Tuesday my last outing with the City Hash House Harriers for four months was marked by my official acceptance as they grabbed me tightly and hugged my firmly against the sweaty, beer-soaked bosom. After around ten outings with the hashers they have given me a hashing [...]
Guest post by Ali. Lazy girl has been sort of mentoring me in my first forays into running. About three months ago I decided I ought to do some exercise. That’s a lie – I’ve been ‘meaning to do some exercise’ for a very long time but I’ve always put it off – I’m too [...]
Hyde Park has been a huge part of my running this summer. Like a silent running buddy it's been there on my long runs, never late and always goes the distance. Need water? Stop at the sculptural water fountain in the north of the park. Toilet stop? No need to hide behind a bush here. [...]
It's fair to say that there were three very good reasons for signing up to do a VO2 max test. Firstly it was free and if you decline something that's free it actually costs you money - which sort of makes sense. Second of all I was a little bit curious about what all this [...]
The 24 hours leading up to a race have always been a stressful and anxious time for me. Have I remembered by running shoes? Did I pack my race number? Where did I put my timing chip? All this nervous energy is wasted energy that won't be put to good use where it matters: on [...]